ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,547, issued on Oct. 21.
"System and method for eradicating ectoparasites" was invented by Alyssa Lynn Fox (Marathon, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ectoparasite eradicating device is configured to eradicate lice and eggs by conveying and directing heated air to the base of the hair shaft where lice live and lay egg by connecting to a common commercially available blow dryer. The device includes a rotatable sleeve to facilitate maintenance of contact of the lower concave edge with the scalp over a range of movements of the blow dryer. A plate with a flow disrupting lip separates the hot air flow from the scalp to avoid burnin...